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<br />, <br /> <br />. <br />. , <br /> <br />-50- <br /> <br />and Prewitt Reservoir. When such purchases are made the water is <br /> <br />utilized by exchange, i.e., the reservoir water which is purchased <br /> <br />is released to the river to satisfy downstreMI senior users, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />thus allowing a diversion of an equivalent amount directly from <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />the river. Transmission losses on such exchanges, if any, are <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />supposedly charged against them by the Water Commissioner, as <br />.directed by the State Engineer. <br /> <br />5. Fort Morgan Canal <br />The Fort Morgan Canal has its headgate on the south bank of <br /> <br />the South Platte River about three miles downstream from the town <br />of Goodrich. It runs along the south side of the river and througt <br />the city of Fort Morgan, irrigating land in the general vicinity <br /> <br />of Fort Morgan. It can partly be seen on U.S.G.S. Quadrangle <br /> <br />maps for the orchard, We1dona, and Fort Morgan Quadrangles. Part <br /> <br />of it lies in an umapped area south of Fort Morgan. <br /> <br />The Fort Morgan Canal is operated by the Fort Morgan Reservoi] <br /> <br />and Irrigation Company, a mutual non-profit water company. There <br /> <br />are 2,840 shares outstanding with 16 shares supposedly going with <br /> <br />each 80 acres of land. An owner of shares is entitled to take <br /> <br />water from the ditch in the ratio of 3 c/f/s for each 32 shares <br /> <br />owned. Contrary to the practice under some other systems, a share <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />in the company does not entitle the owner to a fixed amount of <br /> <br />water in acre-feet, to be delivered to him on demand. <br /> <br />The Board of Directors consists of Harry Bollinger, Carl <br /> <br />Johnson, Reuben Kaufman, Robert Kula, and John Amen. Amen is the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />President; Ed Heidbrink is the Secretary and keeps all company <br /> <br />records; and, Lindy Crumbley is the Superintendent. <br /> <br />Farmers under the Fort Morgan Canal are entitled to take <br /> <br />WOODWARD_CLYDE.SHERARD AND ASSOCIATES <br />